Flight Centre has recorded a huge surge of interest in flights to the Cook Islands. File photoKiwis are already rushing to snap up holiday packages and flights to the Cook Islands after a much-anticipated travel bubble was officially announced. "Comparing yesterday to last Monday, (the) views on Cook Islands holidays packages at flightcentre.co.nz saw a 4100 percent increase." Searches for Rarotongan flights on the site were up 6333 percent yesterday and blog views for "What to pack to take to the Cook Islands" was up by 540 percent. The dramatic increase came after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern officially announced a new two-way travel bubble with New Zealand and the Cook Islands; starting from Monday, May 17 (NZT).

Source: Otago Daily Times May 04, 2021 00:29 UTC